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April 26, 2017
Bright green sprouts, shoots and baby greens may be the first local produce you look for in spring, but the true first harvest (after maple, of course) has been ripening and sweetening in the ground all winter.

April 12, 2017
Fact - about 1 in 8 Americans eats pizza any given day! Though you may not think of pizza when you think of Vermont, we put out some seriously delicious pies. Birthplace of American Flatbread (3 locations on this list alone!), Vermont knows how to do it right and how to keep...

March 29, 2017
Butterfly Bakery began almost 15 years ago with owner Claire Fitts Georges baking long nights in rented oven space in Montpelier, VT. The cookies, granolas, and other baked goods she made soon attracted a loyal customer base because 1. they were (are) delicious and 2.

March 29, 2017
An important part of the Vermont Fresh Network’s success is the hard work of our Board of Directors. Our Board does everything from fine tuning a mission statement to moving tables at the Annual Forum Dinner (August 6, 2017) - and we’re grateful that they are so generous with their...

March 1, 2017
Many of us may take it for granted that for years we have had delicious, fresh, locally produced pasta available at our Vermont neighborhood grocery stores. In 1992, when Ken and Tricia Jarecki were new owners of Vermont Fresh Pasta, fresh and local was a much harder sell - even...

February 1, 2017
If the team at Grafton Village Cheese need to change, update or check in on their sheep's milk order, it’s not as simple as a call or an email. “Well, we usually email a neighbor down the street who delivers the message to the farm and then they borrow her...

February 1, 2017
The restaurant business is hard with high turnover, low margins, fierce competition and many saying we’ve reached a bubble. How then can America's smallest city, Vergennes, Vermont, support such an incredible selection of restaurants and land at the top of a list of best small town food destinations? “We complement...

January 11, 2017
Winemaker Ethan Joseph will celebrate his tenth year with Shelburne Vineyard in 2017 – he has been working with the winery since his days at UVM. Winemaking wasn’t specifically his passion back then, but a love of growing and fermentation led Ethan to his livelihood and continue to fuel his...